Croatia Tour 6 Nights 7 Days

Croatia Tour 6 Nights 7 Days 

Destination country: Croatia

Length of the trip: 6 Nights 7 Days

Departure time: Anytime in a year

Highlights of the trip:

1. Visit the wonderland of Balkan, the world natural heritage—Plitvice lake

2. Visit Pula Arena, one of the six largest surviving Roman arenas in the World, and also the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers and with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved

3. Visit the Medieval City of Zadar; watch the most charming sunset in the world, enjoy the massive musical organ played by the sea

4. Visit the wall surrounded UNESCO world heritage city of Trogir

Itinerary

 

Day 1 Departure city — Zagreb

Zagreb airport pick up. City sightseeing

Zagreb, Croatia’s capital, is distinguished by its 18th- and 19th-century Austro-Hungarian architecture. At its center, Upper Town is the site of the Gothic, twin-spired Zagreb Cathedral and 13th-century St. Mark’s Church, with a colorfully tiled roof. Nearby is pedestrian-friendly Tkalčićeva Street, lined with outdoor cafes. Lower Town has the main square, Ban Jelačić, plus shops, museums and parks.

Day 2 Zagreb—267km—Pula—101km—Opatija

In the morning drive to Pula, visit the 2000 year old gladiator Arena. Take a walk the historic town and search out Roman artifacts. After lunch head to one of the most popular destinations for sightseeing in Croatia, Opatija. Renaissance, Venetian, Gothic, ornate Secession, playful Baroque, Classicism, Alpine Baroque… Buildings of completely different styles have been erected in this popular tourist resort throughout history.

Day 3 Opatija—218km—Plitvice lake -118km—Zadar

Drive to Plitvice Lakes National Park. The beauty of the National Park lies in its sixteen lakes, inter-connected by a series of waterfalls, and set in deep woodland populated by deer, bears, wolves, boars and rare bird species. The National Park covers a total area of 300 square kilometres. Then drive to Zadar in the afternoon. Watch the most beautiful sunseting in the world, at the same time check out the Sea Organ. Listen to its tune made by the sea.

Day4 Zadar—130km—Trogir—30km—Split

In the morning explore the historic old town of Zadar, the Roman ruin and medieval churches. Drive to Trogir after lunch. The UNESCO protected medieval city centre is set within medieval walls on a tiny island, linked by bridges to both the mainland and to the far larger Čiovo island.  Trogir is sometimes called a city-museum because of its rich cultural heritage and intact authentic architecture. Then we drive to visit Split.

Day5 Split—230km—Dubrovnik

Explore Split in the morning. Croatia's second-largest city, Split is a great place to see Dalmatian life as it’s really lived. Always buzzing, this exuberant city has just the right balance of tradition and modernity. Here we will see Cathedral of St Domnius, Diocletian’s Palace, Temple of Jupiter, and Grgur Ninski Statue. Then we drive to Dubrovnik in the afternoon.

Day6  Dubrovnik

George Bernard Shaw was enchanted by this beautiful city, about which he said “those who seek paradise on Earth should come to Dubrovnik”, as well as, famously, describing it as “the pearl of the Adriatic”. It really is a stunning city with an amazing Old Town, which became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.In dubrovnik we are going to visit City Walls & Forts, Pile Gate, Orlando Column, Franciscan Monastery & Museum and Onofrio'sFountains, etc.

Day7 Dubrovnik—Destination city

Today we will take flight from Dubrovnik airport back to home.